News outlets reported that two people suffered serious injuries when their motorcycle struck a police vehicle Tuesday night during the investigation of a possible gang slaying in Long Beach. According to Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Lisa Massacani, a man’s body was discovered in the 500 block of the Pacific Coast Highway around 11:45pm Tuesday night. He had sustained at least one gunshot wound to the upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police believe that he may (read more)
Read MoreNews outlets indicated that a motorcyclist was severely injured after they were dragged for around 30 feet in the wake of a traffic accident on the 91 Freeway Monday afternoon in Anaheim. Though details of the events leading to the accident are still under investigation, California Highway Patrol logs show that emergency crews responded to reports of an accident that involved a motorcycle and two other vehicles in the eastbound lanes of the 91 Freeway, west of Gypsum Canyon Road, (read more)
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Jul
2011
I-405 Motorcycle Accident Kills 2
News agencies indicated that a man and woman were killed Sunday when they lost control of their Harley-Davidson motorcycle, swerved across I-405 and struck a vehicle. The two victims were thrown head first from the bike and into a cement wall. California Highway Patrol Officer Stacey Willits said that the 60-year-old man and his 57-year-old female passenger were wearing full coverage helmets, but the blunt-force trauma from the impact was too strong. Witnesses claimed the pair was riding in the (read more)
Read MoreA 27-year-old motorcyclist died after being struck by a pickup truck in North Long Beach on Monday. The accident happened around 9pm at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and Home Street, according to a press release from a Long Beach Police Department spokesman. The preliminary investigation discovered that the victim was riding a 1999 Yamaha motorcycle north on Long Beach Boulevard toward Home Street when a 1995 Chevy pickup truck, driven by a 24-year-old man from Long Beach, made (read more)
Read MoreA motorcyclist crashed down an embankment when he crested a hill along a rugged road close to Palomar Mountain State Park in San Diego.
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